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Post by pacinoyes on Oct 22, 2018 14:06:00 GMT
Another case where the cover is the original song. Peter Laughner, a sort of American Peter Perrett, Dylan devotee, formed 2 crucial bands - Rocket From The Tombs and Pere Ubu. Dead at 24, his version released after the Dead Boys famous cover of it (and Guns and Roses later)
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Post by pacinoyes on Oct 29, 2018 12:54:52 GMT
Often covered, never done badly either as far as I know........this version is my preferred one though
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Post by pacinoyes on Oct 30, 2018 23:26:20 GMT
Keeping the Halloween vibe going :
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Post by pacinoyes on Oct 31, 2018 13:52:49 GMT
Happy Halloween. Closing the scary theme with one of the scariest songs to me - no demons, no witches, but ghosts definitely, (implied) suicide, burial and memories that haunt you. originally cut by the Carter family in the 30s (I think?). Scary and sad and beautiful in this version.
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Post by pacinoyes on Nov 14, 2018 19:46:10 GMT
A lot of people don't get Billie Joe Armstrong but he understands how to do a cover (if you've ever seen his main band live).........a lost Art really.
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Post by pacinoyes on Nov 18, 2018 0:06:08 GMT
Love the song, that they'd cover it, the bands name, and the fun they are having playing it and especially the big smile on the lead singer's face at the end.
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Post by pacinoyes on Nov 19, 2018 14:50:16 GMT
A pox upon the media and everything you read They tell you your opinions and they're very good indeed!
Robyn Hitchcock wrote that 40 years ago..........40.
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Post by pacinoyes on Nov 20, 2018 14:52:18 GMT
The Byrds really lend themselves to distinctive covers - Husker Du, Patti Smith and Tom Petty among them.
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Post by pacinoyes on Nov 20, 2018 22:20:44 GMT
Kepi Ghoulie (of the Groovy Ghoulies) does a sad, acoustic version of Dan Vapid's Methadones punk classic "Take A Look".....it works smashingly well.
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Post by pacinoyes on Nov 23, 2018 21:56:14 GMT
The Pixies do something odd here - they cover a (sort of) hit song (Jesus & Mary Chain) in less than two years since it was even out. Like most of their recorded work though.........it's quite good anyway.
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Post by pacinoyes on Nov 25, 2018 17:52:03 GMT
Here's what you do when shooting a video with the sexiest girl ever : stay on close-up, all the time.
Blondie covers The Nerves.
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Post by pacinoyes on Nov 27, 2018 1:25:33 GMT
The original (Riverdales) was basically a Ramones cover that the Ramones didn't do (written to sound like the Ramones etc) but the cover is even better because its cooler when girls don't wanna go to the party
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Post by pacinoyes on Nov 29, 2018 19:38:23 GMT
Almost too perfect - Joe & Dr Frank have both decided they love 'em more than toast. Indeed.
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 9, 2018 22:31:07 GMT
The MC5 did it good as a cover too, but that fine band seems like kids next to the Dolls version....they were cover specialists who understood that there's trashy camp in such song and David plays it up as the band kicks up a glorious racket.
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Post by cheesecake on Dec 9, 2018 23:45:13 GMT
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 10, 2018 18:19:58 GMT
The Go-Betweens main man covering Grant Hart's lovely 2541:
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 21, 2018 16:51:17 GMT
My fave of the old covers they did in '87 for the PTMM B-sides. Paul is hysterical here - "I'm Bobby Lewis and I'll be performing at the Atlanta fnckwad for the next 2 months"
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Post by Mattsby on Jan 1, 2019 23:16:11 GMT
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Post by Mattsby on Jan 4, 2019 1:30:51 GMT
My fave of the old covers they did in '87 for the PTMM B-sides. Paul is hysterical here - "I'm Bobby Lewis and I'll be performing at the Atlanta fnckwad for the next 2 months" I’m obsessed with Westerberg’s side quips. The later one in Tossin n Turin “Stop this music! Who got my natural comb?” he directly lifts from Ted Hawkins.... Maybe my favorite quip at the end of Cool Water , “Brains are gettin’ in the way, boys!”
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Post by cheesecake on Jan 4, 2019 4:08:35 GMT
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Post by pacinoyes on Jan 4, 2019 18:41:40 GMT
One of the best bands.........one of the best covers.......and they were stupendous at cover versions in general.
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Post by pacinoyes on Jan 9, 2019 17:02:00 GMT
Quick name a 80s alternative band who did a kick-ass KISS cover from the first KISS album...........um, no it's the other one.
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Post by pacinoyes on Jan 19, 2019 14:23:51 GMT
The music genre "Rock and Roll" - which is quite distinct from "Rock" - and no one ever played the "and roll" part better than Jerry Lee Lewis - not Little Richard, Elvis, Berry, Holly - they were better writers or performers but none ever approached the crazed and frantic nature of this music like him - he literally was Rock and Roll.
This song opens the greatest Rock and Roll album ever, more like a chemically induced breakdown than a mere song.
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Post by Mattsby on Jan 24, 2019 2:42:42 GMT
Take that, Cold War.
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Post by pacinoyes on Jan 29, 2019 15:11:31 GMT
One of the great covers - although they recorded it first, the classic songs just fell off Dylan by definition in the 60s, and it's hard not think of it as a sort of spiritual collaboration.
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